"Summer Days" Layout with Amy Voorthuis

Good morning lovely 2Crafty friends.

How great of you all to stop by the 2Crafty blog, this is my first layout for the month of August. I am so glad I have my mojo back I bought a lot of papers lately which I didn't need too, since I have lots of papers lol... but I know every scrapbooker & mixed media artist wants to have the newest lines if can. This layout is also a summery one with some of the newest prima papers and a bunch of my favorite 2Crafty Chipboard pieces. 
Enjoy my post....

Summer Days: 

Beautiful 2Crafty Chipboard pieces used:
Fine Stem Frames 
Seagulls
Palm Leaves Set
Summer Days
Mini Word Set 2
Flourish Set 5
Seaweed Set
Seashells Set 2

All the 2Crafty Chipboard pieces are treated with my big pot of white gesso. Then I used a couple of my aqua/alcohol twin markers for all my pieces but the word "adore" on that one I used some white embossing powder. 

The design I did for this layout is one of my own I made a couple of years back when I was in the 49 and Market design team. I sometimes love to look at my old scrapbook layout to get inspired from but not only mine but all creative souls there are in this industry. 

Hope you all enjoyed my post thank you so much for stopping by, I will be back with another project soon hope to see you back then.... 

Meanwhile if you would like to see more of my work you could visit here: 
Amy's Pretty Papers

Summer Days Dreaming by Tammy Klingner

Hi there 2Crafty Creatives,

Tam here today to share my latest layout titled 

'Summer Days'

It's freezing where I live in Australia right now, so the next best thing is to scrap summer memories. 

This one has been created for CSI as 2Crafty Chipboard are the sponsors this month.

This one is Case No 285.

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard:

'Summer Days Title'

'Clouds'

'Flowers Frames'

'Tree with Sparrows'

'Polaroid Assorted Frames'

To the 'Clouds', I added white gesso, and then some acrylic paint.

I added a few doodles with black pen, as it just suited the whimsical feel. 

For the 'Summer Days' title I firstly coated with white gesso and then added acrylic paints in stripes, creating a sunset feel, which always reminds me of the beach.

To the top of the title I added a bird from the 'Tree with Sparrows'.

I just gave it a coat of white gesso and paint, and then added some pen marks.

I also added in a few of the 'Flower Frames'.

I added white gesso, and then just lightly brushed some paint mixed with lots of water over the top.

I then tucked these amongst my layers.

To finish off the layout, and to draw attention to the photo, I added a frame from the 

 'Polaroid Assorted Frames'.

Of course I added some doodling.

So here's a summary of how I cracked the case.....

Case #285. I used the colours and ....

Evidence - stripes, flowers, sum, clouds, wet medium, pattern with leaves, sunglasses and a bird.....
Testimony - Summer Vacation topic

That's it from me today, I hope you join in the CSI challenge, and dig out some 2Crafty Chipoard!!

More of my work can be found on my BLOG.

Tam's Second June Share....

Hi there 2Crafty lovelies, I've popped in today to share my latest design.

It's titled :

"Summer Days"

I used the following 2Crafty Chipboard on this layout:

"Summer Days Title"

"Crazy Circles"

"Circle Stack"

"6" Revolution Frames"

"Bubble Clumps"

A layout about one of my favourite sights during summer.

Each summer, for a week, we stay at the beach and everyday we do the walk to and 

from the beach with towels over the shoulder and boogie boards carefully balanced. 

I love walking behind and watching my family as they walk and chat, relaxed and happy.

I love seeing the kids grow over the years.

I actually created this one as a Guest Designer over at CSI.

2Crafty Chipboard are sponsoring this month, and I really enjoyed 'solving the case'.

Here's the case:

I loved the colours and went with the Summer Theme.

I added quite a few of the elements listed in the Case.

I used a solid white background, checks/grid, stripes, wet medium (paint), tags, thread.

I also followed the Summer Writing Prompts for my journaling and wrote about what
Summer 'looks' like as well as adding what Summer 'smells' like.

Here's a closer look at the layout:

I painted some of the circles from the "Circle Stack" in white paint and
 then added some doodling/stitched lines with a black pen.

I cut some of the circles from the "Crazy Circles" and did the opposite -
 I painted them black and added white pen stitching doodles.

I tucked these in and around the photos and layers.

I painted a "6" Revolution Frame" white and placed these on top of the
 centre photo as a way of focusing the eye into the layout.

I also tucked a few of the "Bubble Clumps" in and
 around the layout. I painted these black.

For my title "Summer Days" I painted the two words in contrast summer colours.

I applied white gesso first as I wanted the colour to be bright, and then I added ink.

I often do this to my chipboard titles, use a combo of colours. 

 It just makes the title more interesting.

Well that's about it for today.

I love this happy vibrant layout.

We'd love you to join in over at CSI this month. 

I hope I've inspired you in some way today.

I'll be back again next month, but until then, happy scrapping!

If you'd like to see more of my work you can head to my BLOG.

August Inspiration by Rachael Funnell

'SUMMER DAYS'

Hi There! RACHAEL with you today sharing two layouts....

My first page is of my two kids 'SUMMER DAYS' it's nice & bright just like summer!

2 Crafty products used:

Chained Heart Frame

Summer Days Title

Fine Leafy Bush

Flying Birds

Hessian Patch Panel

Fishing Nets Bits

Fine Words Set 1

For all of the chipboard pieces I used on this page, were all coated with a good layer of gesso!

Some pieces I left them as is & others added a bit of color too like....

To title 'Summer days' Lindys Stamp Gang Orange mist & sprayed!

The Flying Birds & Hessian Patch Panel peeking out from the top & bottom of photos!

 The Fishing Net Bits I cut into smaller pieces & once the gesso had dried inked it with some gold!

This smaller Chained Heart Frame heat embossing with some teal...

I REALLY LIKE how the Fine word Treasure just pops against the teal 

on the Chained Heart Frame!

Once the gesso had dried on the Fine Leafy Bush, I cut into smaller pieces & placed
it thoughout my page. I thinks it finishes the layout of nicely!!

'LOVE ALWAYS'

For my second layout working with a darker background but still bursts with color....

2 Crafty Chipboard used: 

Fine Words Set 1

Love Loopy Font Title

ATC - Tiny Hearts & Stars pack

Funky Arrows

Heart Silhouettes

Handdrawn Heart Frame

Love Keys

Wing Set 2

Polaroid Frame

I have given these Handdrawn Heart Frame, Always from Fine Words Set 1 & 
 Love Loopy Font Title a coat of gesso! Then added some blue to the word Always... 

Once the gesso had dried on the Polaroid Frame, I then lightly inked it with Orange...

This hanging Heart From the Funky arrow pack, has been inked with black!

The Wing has been very lightly gessoed!

 All the hearts placed thought out my page are from the Heart Silhouettes,  
 Love Keys & ATC - Tiny Hearts & Stars pack have been coated with gesso,
then some I have left as is, & others inked with purple! 

That's it from me today! 

Thanks for stopping by....